Daprato Rigali Studios
Since 1860, Daprato Rigali Studios has been an industry leader in interior design, renovation and restoration. Specializing in church restoration, we offer unmatched quality and craftsmanship, committed to surpassing your expectations.
It was founded by the 4 DaPrato brothers, American immigrants from the Tuscan town of Barga, Italy. They were statue-makers. In fact, their whole town was statue-makers. They had the idea to move to America and furnish and sell statues in a new land.
Daprato Rigali Studios was hired to undertake the restoration of the
Grand Room Rotunda Stained Glass Dome in the Chicago Cultural Center.
A complete restoration of all of the stained glass panels and pieces at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Grand Dome was successfully accomplished.
The massive 40-foot diameter stained-glass dome has a variety of different glass primarily consisting of shades of tan, beige, and ochre is now lighted electrically. There are approximately 60,000 individual pieces of glass in an intricate Renaissance pattern.
Daprato Rigali worked in collaboration with renowned Stained Glass Consultant Julie Sloan, Berglund Construction and Gunny Harboe on this project.
A link to that Project Page can be found here – https://dapratorigali.com/portfolio/chicago-cultural-center/
The past has given us a rich heritage which we shall always cherish and emulate. It has given us a firm foundation on which to build new and exciting creations. The old will be repeated with reverence, the new will be done with courage and conviction.
Daprato Rigali Studios was recently awarded as the 2019 Illinois Family Business of the Year Award:
Daprato Rigali Studios 2019 Award Presentation
This video summarizes our company and our history very well, thank you to Loyola Family Business Center!
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